Improvement in hat-buckle



J. N. BURTON, 01j sENoIA, GEORGIA.

Letters Patent No. 75,359, dated March 10, 1868.

t IMPROVEMENT IN HAT-BUGKLB.

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T() ALL WHOM I'l MAY CONCERN:.

Be it known that I, J. N. BURTON, of Senoiaih the county of Coweta, and State of Georgia, have invented a new and improved Hat-Buckle; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a. full, clear, and exact descrip tion thereof, `which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming partl'of this. specification.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my invention.

Figure 2 is a. vertical sectional view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

`This invention relates to a new buckle for hat-bands, and its object is to so arrange the said buckle that railroad or other tickets can be firmly held by the same, and can, whenever desi-red, be easily removed therefrom.

The invention consists Ain securing one end. of a spring to a. buckle, the free end of the spring pressing against the buckle,'so that when a. ticket is inserted between the free end of the spring and the buckle it will be firmly held on the same, and cannot be spontaneously dischargedfrom the saine. But whenever it is desired,` the ticket can be easily drawn ont from the holder. l

A represents a hat-buckle, ofordinary or4 suitable construction, secured in/any suitable manner to the hatband B, or to the hat itself. C is a spring-plate or Abar, secured vvith one end to th`e body of the buckle, its other end pressing against the buckle, as shown, so that a. ticket may be held between the spring and buckle. The free end of the spring issomewhat bentvout, so ,that the ticket can be easily inserted.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, anfd desire to secure by Letters Patent- As a new article of manufacture, a ticket-holding attachment for hats, consisting 'of the buckle A, carrying the spring C, all made and operating substantially as herein shown and described.

J. N. .BUB-TON".

Witnesses JAS.. PrLAN'r, J ss.A G. CLARKE. 

